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Old 03-13-2014, 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by swampman46 View Post
Problem remains however, that the after lent price is increasing more and more. The time will come that the regular guy like myself, will be priced right out of the season. I mean, where is the ceiling? $4.50/lb for live crawfish-in March-is ridiculous. Are crawfish prices even regulated?

It's supply and demand. Plain and simple. When they're catching well the price goes down and when the catch goes down the price goes up. And the catch almost directly affected by the weather and a winter like this one will seriously delay the season. Consistently warmer weather=lower prices.


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